Evangelist Dwight L. Moody died at his
home at East Northfield, Mass. He knew the end was at hand and was
prepared for it, saying to his daughter: "I am not going to throw my
life away. If God has more work for me to do I'll not die." His
family was at his bedside when the end came. [Source:
The Adair County News ( Columbia, KY), January 3, 1900, page 4,
subm. by Robin Line]

In
Montague, May 20, G.P. Burdett, aged 61. [Source: The
Turners Falls Reporter, May 30, 1877; transc. by a FoFG]

H.S. Thayer, one of the oldest and most
prominent citizens of South Deerfield, died Wednesday night, after
an illness of about a week. His age was 66. [Source:
The Turners Falls Reporter, Jan 2, 1878; transc. by a FoFG]